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HR7628

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 71.96°   Az: 119.62°   Direction: East-South-East

HR7628 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7628 visual magnitude is 5.45. Because of its faintness, HR7628 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of HR7628 star
DSS2 image of HR7628. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7628 during the next 100000 years (13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 58m 05s
+40° 26’ 09”
22h 37m 08s
18h 35m 14s

J2000

19h 57m 13s
+40° 22’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

75.65°
5.93°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR7628 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7628.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.45
Main-sequence

-2.91
B5V
11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7628 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7628. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7628 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7628 double sysyem:

5.45
8.45
3
64.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7628 is distant 1,530.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

469.48
1,530.52
-26 km/s
0.008 arcsec/y
0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO49011
SAO49011

Visibility from Your Location

HR7628 is circumpolar and transits at 18:19 UTC (altitude: 79.0°)